Service difficulty report · Fuel Tank · Agusta AW119MKII

Difficulty date
June 4, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Agusta AW119MKII
Aircraft time
275 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6B37A
Part
Fuel Tank
Part number
109090053103
Condition
Leaking
Location
Aux
Part time
314 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(CAN) DURING FLIGHT CREW REPORTED ODOR COMING FROM CABIN AREA. ACFT WAS INSPECTED BY MAINTENANCE AND FOUND FUEL IN THE CABIN AREA. UPON REMOVING ALL THE FUEL BAY COVERS, THE RT AUX FUEL CELL WAS "SWEATING" FUEL ON THE ENTIRE FWD FACE OF THE FUEL BLADDER, THE FUEL TANK WAS CLEANED AND INSPECTED FURTHER AND FOUND ANY MOVEMENT OF THE FUEL INSIDE THE BLADDER OR PRESSURE APPLIED ON THE EXTERIOR PORTION OF THE TANK FUEL TANK WOULD CAUSE FUEL TO SEEP FROM THE BLADDER . THE FUEL TANK HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM SERVICE.

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